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Ruth A Mays 1933–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1933

Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 27 Mar 2005

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Father: William Gordon

Mother: Ganell Divine

Spouse(s): Rupert Bailey, Ronald Mays

Children(s):

Ruth A Mays was born in 1933 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, the child of William Gordon And Ganell Divine. In 1935, Ruth A Mays resided in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. In 1940, Ruth A Mays resided in , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Ruth A Mays married Ronald Arthur Mays, Rupert Percival Bailey, and had children including Gordon Mays, Lamar Alonzo Mays. Ruth A Mays passed away in 2005 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth A Mays was born in 1933 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, the child of William Gordon And Ganell Divine.
  • In 1935, Ruth A Mays resided in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
  • In 1940, Ruth A Mays resided in , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • Ruth A Mays married Ronald Arthur Mays, Rupert Percival Bailey, and had children including Gordon Mays, Lamar Alonzo Mays.
  • Ruth A Mays passed away in 2005 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gordon
1881–1965
Birth Location: Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
WG
Ganell Divine
1898–1972
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Rupert Bailey
1934–2008
Birth Location: Jamaica
RB
Ronald Mays
–2009
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
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Children(s)

Ruth Mays's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Mays
1933–2005
Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Parents
William Gordon
1881–1965
Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
Ganell Divine
1898–1972
South Carolina
Grandparents
Elizabeth Gordon
1868–
Florida, USA
John divine
1865–
North Carolina, USA
Agnes Levun
1866–
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phylliss Levan
1846–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Mays's Timeline

13 Records

1933
16 Jul 1933
Birth of Ruth A Mays in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
Ruth A Mays resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 7
Ruth A Mays resided here in , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 7
Ruth A Mays resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Ruth A Mays resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Ruth A Mays resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1952
1952-1954
Age 19
Ruth A Mays resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1953
1953-1954
Age 20
Ruth A Mays was married in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1953
1953
Age 20
Ruth A Mays resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1974
22 Apr 1974
Age 41
Ruth A Mays - Divorce in Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga
1976
19 Nov 1976
Age 43
Ruth A Mays was married
None
1985
1985-2020
Age 52
Ruth A Mays resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2005
27 Mar 2005
Age 72
Death of Ruth A Mays in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1933
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007
    [2] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1953-1954
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: 473; Page: 448; Year Range: 1953-1954

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1976

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03233; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 92-747

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03233; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 92-747

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 3414; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 92-386

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952-1954
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1974
    Event Place: Cuyahoga
    Record Source: Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985-2020
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 2005
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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